Lillipilly Hill facts for kids
First British edition
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| Author | Eleanor Spence |
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| Cover artist | Susan Einzig |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
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Publication date
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1960 |
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| Pages | 176 pp |
| ISBN | 0192711660 |
| Preceded by | The Summer in Between |
| Followed by | The Green Laurel |
Lillipilly Hill (1960) is a novel for children by Australian author Eleanor Spence. It was commended for the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1961.
Story outline
The novel follows the story of Harriet Wilmot and her family who go to live in a house in the NSW town of Barley Creek at the end of the nineteenth-century. They had previously lived in London and had inherited the house from a relative.
Harriot is very accepting of the new country though the rest of her family struggles with the heat and isolation. The book is a coming of age story, not just for Harriet but for her brother Aidan and for the rest of the family as well.
Awards
- 1961 – commended Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
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